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FOI/202000020828 · FOI · transferred

Vacated Hartwood Home Farm acquisition – FOI release

Published
2020-04-14
Received
2020-03-13
Responded
2020-04-13
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

"We understand that there are two public bodies are interested in acquiring land at the Hartwood Farm. We would wish to make a formal Freedom of Information request that we be informed who these parties are."

Response

As you are aware, James Hutton Institute have vacated Hartwood Home Farm. Under the Scottish Public Finance Manual, before disposal Scottish Government are obliged to check for interest from other public sector bodies in having the property transferred to them. Forestry and Land Scotland indicated that they wished to take the site and the current intention is to transfer the title to them in the course of this year. Currently no other public body is interested in purchasing Hartwood Home Farm.

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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